Middleton, J., & Forbes, E. (1992). Elder abuse? Nurse abuse? Whose problem is this anyway? Concern (Regina, Sask.), 21(5), 20–21.
Themes:
Hospital settings* and mistreatment in general
This section suggests a selection of international publications on mistreatment of older adults that have been published since 2007. A scientific literature review is carried out every six months in order to regularly enhance this reference list.
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Phelan, A. (2008). Elder abuse, ageism, human rights and citizenship: implications for nursing discourse. Nursing Inquiry, 15(4), 320–329.
Themes:
Ageism*, hospital settings* and mistreatment in general
Saveman, B.-I., & Norberg, A. (1996). Narratives by district nurses about elder abuse within families. Clinical Nursing Research, 5(2), 220.
Themes:
Family violence*, hospital settings* and mistreatment in general
Saveman, B.-I., Norberg, A., & Hallberg, I. R. (1992). The Problems of Dealing with Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly: Interviews with District Nurses. Qualitative Health Research, 2(3), 302–317.
Themes:
Hospital settings*, intervention* and mistreatment in general
Kitchen, G., Richardson, B., & Livingston, G. (2002). Are nurses equipped to manage actual or suspected elder abuse? Professional Nurse, 17(11), 647–650.
Themes:
Hospital settings* and mistreatment in general
Giraldo-Rodríguez, L., & Agudelo-Botero, M. (2022). Barriers to managing elder abuse in primary care services: experiences of healthcare providers in Mexico City. Journal of elder abuse & neglect, 34(1), 38–55. https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2021.2016534
Themes:
Hospital settings* and mistreatment in general
Elliott, M. N., Beckett, M. K., Cohea, C., Lehrman, W. G., Russ, C., Cleary, P. D., Giordano, L. A., Goldstein, E., & Saliba, D. (2022). The hospital care experiences of older patients compared to younger patients. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 70(12), 3570–3577. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18003
Themes:
Ageism* and hospital settings*
Rosen, T., Zhang, H., Wen, K., Clark, S., Elman, A., Jeng, P., Baek, D., Zhang, Y., Gassoumis, Z., Fettig, N., Pillemer, K., Lachs, M. S., & Bao, Y. (2023). Emergency Department and Hospital Utilization Among Older Adults Before and After Identification of Elder Mistreatment. JAMA network open, 6(2), e2255853. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.55853
Themes:
Hospital settings* and mistreatment in general
Maxfield, M., Peckham, A., Guest, M. A., & Pituch, K. A. (2021). Age-based healthcare stereotype threat during the covid-19 pandemic. Journal of Gerontological Social Work.
Themes:
Ageism*, covid-19* and hospital settings*
Huggins, C., Modeste-James, A., & Rouse, J. (2021). Primary care physicians’ identifying abuse of older adults in the small island state of Trinidad and Tobago. Journal of Adult Protection, 23(1), 20–31.
Themes:
Detection and identification*, hospital settings* and prevention*